YREKA – Yreka Police Department arrested Elias Samuel Bullington, 26 years old, for the murder of Henry S. Cooper Jr. Tuesday. Bullington is currently in custody at the Siskiyou County Jail in Yreka, according to a recent press release.

Cooper's body was discovered on July 9, 2013, near the 1000 block of Deer Creek Way along Yreka Creek.

The YPD has been working on this case to solve the murder. "I am very proud of the Yreka Police Department's team effort on this case and we are very happy to be able to give Cooper's family closure on this tragic event," said Chief Brian Bowles.

No further details are being given at this time.

Man resuscitated

Officers Zack Taylor and Cash Hasemeyer responded to a call at Emerald Point Apartment Complex on Tuesday at 3 a.m. from a woman reporting her husband had stopped breathing. Officers Taylor and Hasemeyer initiated CPR and were able to resuscitate the man before the ambulance arrived. He was transported to Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka breathing on his own. His current condition is unknown at this time.

"This is Yreka Police Department's first save in years," said Bowles. "This is a big deal," he said. In 23 years, there have been approximately four saves.